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World History Fun Facts

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hungarian is considered to be the 5th hardest lg.to learn in the world...

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Chinese New Year celebration lasts 16 days.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

With what did the guests at a wedding shower the bride and groom after the wedding?

a)

Rice

b)

Bubbles

c)

Radishes

d)

Sawdust

4.

A common dish was haggis. Haggis was stuffed what?

a)

sheep's stomach

b)

snake

c)

head of lamb

d)

pigeon

5.

In the Middle Ages, some people thought tooth decay was caused by . . .

a)

evil spirits

b)

The Tooth Fairy

c)

worms

d)

rancid food

6.

Why were heavy spices often used in food?

a)

to provide warmth on cold nights

b)

because the food was often spoiled

c)

for religious reasons

d)

to impress guests

7.

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, what did the church have a rule against?

a)

eating an apple with a worm in it

b)

standing in the rain

c)

eating cake on Tuesdays

d)

swallowing a raisin with a spider in it

8.

When was Americas discover?

a)

1804

b)

1091

c)

1492

d)

1784

9.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

George Washington

10.

America was named after Amerigo Vespucci.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
What was the name of the war that was fought so that Europeans could gain their freedom from Great Britain to start the United States of America?
a)
The Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
The War of 1812
d)
The American Revolution
12.
What was the name of the revolution that changed the name of Saint Domingue and gave the people their independence?
a)
The Haitian Revolution
b)
The Saint Domingue War
c)
The American Revolution
d)
The French Revoltuion
13.
Whose head got cut off during the French Revolution?
a)
The king
b)
The queen
c)
The king and the queen
d)
Nobody
14.
How many continents are there?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
15.
What country is not in Europe?
a)
England
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
Egypt
16.
What does absolute monarch mean?
a)
a group of people who control shopping
b)
A single ruler who rules with the opinion of all his subjects
c)
a king/queen who believes their power comes from God
d)
a king/queen who holds all the power in their country
17.
What is divine right?
a)
the idea that God created the monarchy and the monarch is His representative on Earth
b)
kings/ queens who hold all the power within their states' boundaries
18.
What is the name of this class?
a)
US History
b)
World History
c)
French History
d)
European History
19.
What food is usually fried?
a)
Empanadas
b)
Pizza
c)
Yellow Rice
d)
Pasta
20.
What is the largest country in the world?
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
Canada
d)
United States
21.
What is the capital of Ontario, Canada?
a)
Ottawa
b)
Toronto
c)
Quebec City
d)
Edmonton
22.
What is the smallest country in the world?
a)
San Marino
b)
Vatican City
c)
Liechtenstein
d)
Malta
23.
What country has the most cows milk production?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
United States
d)
Brazil
24.
What is the world's largest island?
a)
Japan
b)
Madagascar
c)
Greenland
d)
Sri Lanka
25.
Where is Dubai?
a)
United Arab Emirates
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Iraq
d)
Egypt
26.
What is the currency of Greece?
a)
Drachma
b)
Euro
c)
Grecian Dollar
d)
Peso
27.
What is the official language of Austria?
a)
English
b)
Austrian
c)
German
d)
Serbian
28.
What country does Northern Ireland officially belong to?
a)
Ireland
b)
United Kingdom
c)
England
d)
Scotland
29.
Where are the Ural Mountains?
a)
Russia
b)
Southern Europe
c)
South America
d)
Northern Africa
30.
La Paz is the capital of what South American country?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Paraguay
c)
Chile
d)
Peru
31.
What is the official language of Brazil?
a)
Spanish
b)
Brazilian
c)
Rio Brazilian
d)
Portuguese
32.
Which country does NOT border the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
Cuba
b)
Mexico
c)
United States
d)
Panama
33.
Which country does NOT border the Arabian Sea?
a)
India
b)
Oman
c)
Pakistan
d)
Afghanistan
34.
Which country extends the furthest north?
a)
Finland
b)
Iceland
c)
Norway
d)
Sweden
35.
What is the richest country in Africa?
a)
Seychelles
b)
Equatorial Guinea
c)
South Africa
d)
Egypt
36.

What was the first national park?

a)

Great Smoky Mountains - Tennessee & North Carolina

b)

Everglades - Florida

c)

Death Valley - California & Nevada

d)

Yellowstone - Wyoming, Montana, & Idaho

37.

What is the only mammal that can't jump?

a)

tiger

b)

horse

c)

dog

d)

elephant

38.

The coldest continent on Earth has recorded temperature of -89 °C. Where is it?

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

39.

In the driest place in the world it rains 1mm every year. Where is it?

a)

The Sahara Desert in Africa

b)

The Gobi desert in Asia

c)

The Atacama desert in Chile

d)

The Kalahari desert in Africa

40.

In the warmest sea in the world the average temperature is 22°C. Mmmm... Perfect for swimming. Which sea is it?

a)

The Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Red Sea

c)

The Black Sea

41.

The largest ocean in the world is 165 million square km. Which ocean is it?

a)

The Pacific

b)

The Atlantic

c)

The Indian

42.

The largest volcano in the world is called Mauna Loa. Where is it?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Iceland

43.

The highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls, is 979 m high. That´s a big drop. Where is it?

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

USA

d)

Argentina

44.

The hottest recorded temperature on Earth is 57.8 °C. That is boiling hot! . Where is it?

a)

Libya

b)

Nicaragua

c)

Australia

d)

Egypt

45.

What percentage of all illness in the world is caused by dirty drinking water?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

80%

46.
Monotheistic
a)
The belief in a single all-powerful god.
b)
The principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
c)
A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
d)
The worship of or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
47.
The movement of people from one location to another is called______________.
a)
transportation
b)
glaciation
c)
Paleolithic
d)
migration
48.
This is the name of the social system in India.
a)
Untouchables
b)
ancient
c)
caste
d)
Vedas
49.
What were the important philosophies and religions in China?
a)
Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
b)
Hinduism, Polythesism, Christianity
c)
Monothesism, Paganism, Catholic
d)
Islam, Judaism, Shintoism
50.
trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
51.
What Mountain Range is located in the Northern part of India
a)
Himalayas
b)
Alps
c)
Cacuses
d)
Rocky 
52.
Government with "rule by the people"
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Tyranny
53.

Mountains on the west coast of South America

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Rockies

d)

Appalachian

54.

The system where the king owns all the land. He gave his nobles land to gain their loyalty, then they could give land to others to gain their loyalty.

a)

empire

b)

monarchy

c)

feudalism

d)

dictatorship

55.

What is this?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Stoneybrook

c)

Pyramid

d)

Great Wall of China

56.

What is this?

a)

White House

b)

Taj Mahal

c)

Buckingham Palace

d)

Forbidden Palace

57.

Religious wars of the Medieval period to force the Muslims out of the Holy Land

a)

Crimean Wars

b)

Crusades

c)

Civil War

d)

Thirty Years War

58.

The First Estate in French society was composed of

a)

the clergy

b)

peasants

c)

nobility

d)

middle class

59.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
60.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
61.
Before independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
The United States
d)
Belgium
62.
Who led the slaves in Haiti in a revolt against France?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture 
d)
Jose de San Martin
63.
Where was the only successful slave revolt in history?
a)
Cuba
b)
Ecuador
c)
Haiti
d)
Venezuela
64.

What is the name of the prison/fortress that was taken by revolutionists?

a)

Tennis Court

b)

National Assembly Building

c)

Bastille

d)

Castrelo do Monterrei

65.

What were the outcomes of the Napoleonic Code?

a)

Enlightenment Principles

b)

Expanded freedom of speech

c)

Restoration of slavery in Caribbean territories

d)

Took away rights from women

e)

All of the Above

66.

How did geography play a key role in the early development of civilizations?

a)

Societies developed near oceans.

b)

Societies developed in river valleys.

c)

Societies developed in the desert.

d)

Societies developed in the tundra.

67.

Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia developed around rivers. Which of the following is NOT one of those rivers?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia

b)

The Nile in Egypt

c)

The Indus River in modern India/Pakistan

d)

The Amazon in Brazil

68.

What is social hierarchy?

a)

A rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority.

b)

A type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations.

c)

An order of social classes with producers at the bottom and leaders or kings at the top.

d)

A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.

69.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

Worshipping or believing in more than one god.

b)

A person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of written records and messages.

c)

Large groups of domesticated animals like sheep or goats.

d)

A series of rulers in a particular place considered members of the same family.

70.

Writing systems and laws developed over time in the exact same way for each society.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Both writing and legal systems helped to firmly establish social hierarchies and divide power up in different ways.

a)

True

b)

False

72.
How did the English Bill of Rights limit the power of the monarch?
a)
The monarch was forbidden to suspend laws without the consent of Parliament.
b)
The monarch was given the exclusive power to raise an army.
c)
The king and queen were executed.
d)
All royal lands were given to the third estate.
73.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI inherited the debt of his predecessors
b)
Louis XVI clashed with the Estates-General
c)
The price of bread doubled in 1789 and people faced starvation
d)
In 1689, William and Mary were crowned co-rulers of England
74.
What was the name of the killing machine used to behead traitors during the French Revolution?
a)
The Grand Blancs
b)
The Guillotine
c)
The Bourgeoisie
d)
The Sans-Culottes
75.

What is significant about the Justinian Code?

a)

it gives importance to human rather than divine matters

b)

it is based on custom rather than on written law

c)

it became the basis for legal systems of most modern European countries

d)

it challenged the church

76.

The Paleolithic Age is also known as this:

a)

New Stone Age

b)

Age of Discovery

c)

Age of Enlightenment

d)

Old Stone Age

77.

Birthplace of democracy

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Rome

d)

London

78.

Which of the following groups were the wealthy landowners who controlled the Senate?

a)

Tribunes

b)

Plebeians

c)

Slaves

d)

Patricians

79.

Luther's Ninety-five Theses were posted on the church door:

a)

to ask for a clear body of doctrine to follow

b)

in protest of the corruptions of the Church

c)

to spread the word of God

d)

seek forgiveness for questioning Church doctrine

80.

Adam Smith believed in:

a)

separation of powers

b)

self-regulating

c)

divine right of kings

d)

socialism

81.

All of the following were causes of the French Revolution except:

a)

Enlightenment philosophy

b)

Economic hardship

c)

Conflict between the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

d)

Taxation without representation

82.

Successful military leader who conquered the Persians and established a vast empire:

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Constantine

c)

Pericles

d)

Alexander the Great

83.

Which is NOT a legal concept that the USA got from the Romans?

a)

Standard law for everyone

b)

innocent until proven guilty

c)

trial by jury

d)

guilty until proven innocent

84.

Which country has the largest number of volcanoes in the world?

a)

United States

b)

Indonesia

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

85.

Which is the most visited country in the world?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Italy

86.

How much money is thrown into Rome's Trevi Fountain each year (estimate)?

a)

1 million USD

b)

1.5 million USD

c)

500,000 USD

87.

Which country has more tourist visitors than residents?

a)

Croatia

b)

France

c)

Iceland

88.
What is the area in green named?
a)
The Valley
b)
Egypt
c)
fertile land
d)
Fertile Crescent 
89.
What did they call the the area between the two rivers?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Iraq
c)
Turkey
d)
Home
90.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea

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